Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – Chapter 8
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Chapter 8 Introductory Essay: 1860-1877
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The Civil War and Reconstruction transform the U.S.
Fort Sumter and the Coming of the War
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Why was Fort Sumter the beginning of the Civil War?
The Battle of Antietam
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What was the impact of the battle of Antietam on the Civil War?
Gettysburg and Vicksburg: July 4, 1863
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Explore the impact of the Vicksburg and Gettysburg battles.
Abraham Lincoln and Emancipation
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By the end of this section, you will explain how Lincoln’s leadership during the Civil War impacted American ideals over the course of the war
William Tecumseh Sherman and Total War
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Was Sherman's policy of "total war" justified?
Grant and Lee at Appomattox
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By the end of this section, you will explain the various factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War.
Did Abraham Lincoln Exceed His Presidential Powers during the Civil War?
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40 Min
Did Lincoln exceed his powers while leading the country through the turmoils of the Civil War? Mackubin Owens and Allen Guelzo debate this issue.
Did Abraham Lincoln Exceed His Presidential Powers during the Civil War Graphic Organizer
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40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Was the Civil War Fought Over Slavery?
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40 Min
The injustice of slavery drove a division in the United States during the initial decades of the nineteenth century. But to what extent was slavery the fundamental cause of sectional differences that culminated in the Civil War? Brooks D. Simpson and John C. Waugh debate this challenging topic.
Was the Civil War Fought Over Slavery Graphic Organizer
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40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
J.B. Elliott, Scott’s Great Snake (Anaconda Plan), 1861
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40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Mathew Brady, The Dead of Antietam Photography, 1862
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40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Rhetoric of Abraham Lincoln Document Packet
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A set of six primary source that seek to answer the question to what extent did Lincoln’s rhetoric reveal that he considered the Civil War a second American founding?
The Draft and the Draft Riots of 1863
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Why were some opposed to a draft during the Civil War?
Robert Gould Shaw and the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment
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Explores the life and bravery of Robert Gould Shaw.
Mary Chesnut’s War
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Explores the story of Mary Chesnut and her Civil War diary.
Clement Vallandigham and Constitutionalism
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Were Clement Vallandigham's free speech rights violated?
Women during the Civil War
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How did women contribute to the war efforts on both sides?
Daniel Emmett’s “Dixie” and Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” 1859 and 1861
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Cartoon Analysis: The “Rail Splitter” at Work Repairing the Union, 1865
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40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
O. O. Howard and the Freedmen’s Bureau
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Essay
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How did O.O. Howard fight for the rights of recently freed slaves?
Comparing Views of the Freedmen’s Bureau, 1866
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Ku Klux Klan and Violence at the Polls
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How did the KKK suppress black rights in the 1860s and 1870s?
To What Extent Did American Principles Become a Reality for African Americans during Reconstruction?
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40 Min
Reconstruction witnessed some successes in bringing equality, liberty, and justice for African Americans. Brooks D. Simpson and John C. Waugh explore the lasting impact of Reconstruction policies on American principles.
To What Extent Did American Principles Become a Reality for African Americans during Reconstruction Graphic Organizer
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40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Cartoon Analysis: Thomas Nast on Reconstruction, 1869–1874
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40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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By the end of this section, you will explain the effects of government policy during Reconstruction on society from 1865 to 1877.
Andrew Johnson’s Veto of the Civil Rights Act, 1866
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Black Codes Primary Source Packet
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A set of seven documents that showcase in what ways did the legal status of African Americans changed after emancipation and the Reconstruction Amendments, and in what ways their experience remained the same as under the institution of slavery.
What Were the Founders Intentions Regarding Impeachment?
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A role play activity to help students explore the constitutional provisions related to impeachment and comprehension questions.
Impeachment in U.S. History
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Narratives and comprehension questions that explore the three times that the Senate has tried to impeachment and the resignation of Richard Nixon.
The Homestead Act of 1862
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.